The lead single, “Stand Up”, written by Hilbun, reached No. 21 in Australia. The album, critically acclaimed for its musical inventiveness, featured saxophone leads from Hilbun, John Brewster on lead vocals for a track (“No Sleep in Hell”), and even a piano accordion. Material was derived from a 40-minute jam-session, later released in Australia as “The Blow”, including an instrumental track and some improvised lyrics from Neeson. Recording sessions were interrupted by a fire, which gutted the studio, almost destroying the master tapes. Its second single, “Eat City”, peaked at No. 22. During 1983 they toured the US again, they were the support act for the Kinks. In April 2010 Neeson appeared on ABC-TV’s pop music quiz, Spicks and Specks , series 6, episode 12, where he claimed that Ray Davies (lead singer of the Kinks) was “scared about the applause we got as a support act.” During the tour Davies directed that the Angels’ stage lights be halved and finally he took them off the tour prior to the last show at Madison Square Gardens.
The lead single, “Stand Up”, written by Hilbun, reached No. 21 in
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